Weather Almanac for April 30th

Weather Almanac for April 30th

Here's a look at normal and record temperatures, sunrise and sunset times, and past weather events for&nbsp;April 30th.

Weather Almanac For 4/30

This Day In Weather History

1962 - A squall line crossed the state from southeast to northeast as it moved from St. Louis to Chicago. The area from Hardin to Springfield to Hoopeston was greatly affected as was the area from Pontiac to Joliet to Chicago. The southern end of the squall line experienced winds of 55 to 90 mph, while the northern end had winds of 65 to 110 mph with unoffical gusts to 135 mph. At Rantoul, two people were killed by falling debris. In Springfield, a boy was killed when a chimney fell through a school roof.

Temperature Information

Averages

Records

High

Low

High

Low

Champaign-Urbana

68

46

88 (2001)

31 (1903)

Danville

70

47

90 (1942)

28 (1958)

Decatur

71

48

92 (1894)

31 (1988)

Effingham

70

47

89 (1987)

31 (1969)

Springfield

70

47

88 (2007)

34 (1971)

Sunrise/Sunset For 2015

Sunrise

Sunset

Champaign-Urbana

5:54 AM

7:47 PM

Danville

5:52 AM

7:44 PM

Decatur

5:58 AM

7:49 PM

Effingham

5:57 AM

7:46 PM

Springfield

6:01 AM

7:52 PM

Some information gathered from the National Weather Service and other government agencies. Data for averages are based on 1981 to 2010 averages. Record highs are based on different times of record. Here are when records stared for each observation point: Danville; 1895, Decatur; 1893, Effingham; 1951, Springfield; 1879, Urbana; 1888.